ESDAY, March 30, 199 The © published every Wednesday by Stering Klewspapers Lid. Yo yssincy ey corm hy y VIN 1G8. The Castlegar Sun politically the Staring News Service geen soe nara re Press Council. Established ‘2a, 1900, 10420. ILYN ee Se editorial comment When will they ever learn? the person who dumped it knew that if they were caught they would have to answer for their scur- tilous crime towards nature. When a person uses latex gloves while they are committing the crime it shows criminal intent. So, it’s not as if they didn’t know what they owere ane or were uneducated about the such products have upon our soil, and our “already imperiled drinking water. And that is what makes the crime even more repugnant. There is absolutely no reason in the world for ‘someone to dump oil onto the ground, let alone to intentionally punch holes in the container so the contents might spill out onto soil. Soil was never meant to mix with oil. Haven't you seen enough already of what total lack of respect for our world has created? Have you no shame that those who come after us will look upon your actions as that of a plunderer and uninhabitable and soiled with your crimes Mother Nature? It might have been acceptable ten or twenty years ago to dump your garbage and toxins re ot, De 8 bs 9 lange cope able and it is no longer tolerated. ‘When the person who dumped the oil is final- ly caught, not only should they pay a hefty fine, but their name and picture should be printed so those who look upon it will know the person for ‘And eigen look in the mirror sak yourself just one question. Do you like the person who is looking back at you? Mass rally hammers home message log barge was tied up in the Inner Harbor. Every resource town from Quesnel on south was represented im the crowd of 30,000 or more : “Take and shove it.” It's hard to imagine how Harcourt could ignore either the crowd or the The report by Stephen Owen, chief of the Commission on Resources and Environment, has { become a lightening rod for ‘ everything that has British Col by 4 : per cent of Vancouver Island be set aside as parkland and a further eight per cent be designated as Reponany Significant Lands, in ties would be subject to greater Opponents of the report are drawing the line at 12 per cent Owen estimates that the imple- mentation of his report would cost 900 jobs in the short haul, but he adds that a carefully Strategy will not only keep the short-term job loss below the 900-mark, but actually create new jobs in the long run. The crowd that packed the the legislature and flowed into a debate about how many jobs might actually be lost. One sign described the * sentiments: “Even One Job Lost Is Too Many.” Other signs said: “Jobs, not Welfare” ..."12. Per Cent No More” “Mikey Can Fix It" and “Premier Harcourt — Listen to the People.” I remember two mass protests — the march of Solidari- ty on Victoria in 1983 to protest Bill Bennett's restraint program, and the farmers’ rally in opposi- + tion to the creation of the Agri- cultural Land Reserve by Dave Barrett’s NDP in 1973. The forestry rally differed from those in three ways — it was big- get, the premier had the guts to speak to the crowd, which neither Barrett nor Bennett did at the ps ; scrutiny than and it made any rally the environ- mentalists staged to date look puny by comparison. The reception Harcourt got from the crowd was a bit strange. He was alternately cheered and booed. When he said he told Euro- peans to get their own house in order before criticizing British Columbia for its forestry pene Owen's proposed land use plan for Vancouver Island in its entirety. Harcourt's own remarks to the crowd backs up that speculation. “We will not make any land use changes that will hurt you and your families. That is my com- mitment to you,” he said. My guess is that the govern- ment will scale back the area to be protected as parkland to 12 per cent from Owen's proposed 13 per cent, which is still double that of only a few years ago and acceptable to opponents of the tion that the new Forest Practices Act, to be introduced during this i will @ d greater tices, he got roaring pp When he said that in the past. British Columbia's forest industry had engaged in some pretty bad forestry practices, and change scrutiny in all active forest land, and can effectively protect sensi- tive areas. In the end, the great Canadian was y, he got sh d down. A source in the premier’s office told me Harcourt actually welcomed the mass protest because it gave him “some breathing room with regard to the implementation of the Owen report, either in whole or in part.” Surely, the emphasis must lie with the words “in part.” In the face of the biggest mass protest in living memory, it is doubtful that the government will implement will, once again, pre- vail. The government will have tightened its ra on shoddy forest practices, and British Columbia's will cover 12 per cent of the province's total land mass. And finally, there will be some economic transition strategy, because even though the Owen report won't be implement- ed in its entirety, there will be some worker displacement as a result of increasing the protected parkland area. Yes Susie, there All the names in this story have been changed to protect the innocent. If you have had a hard day at the office, you MUST go and In order to qualify for this pop- ular sport, you need a daughter, and a typical parent who feels their child is the BEST, shricking at them as though the fate of the human race depended on their I was that typical parent who jumped out of my lawn chair and whatev: 14 of them in the field, two or three standing a foot apart about 90 feet away from the action. The parents sitting on lawn chairs in a row giving their The going on?\No. Polly likes to grass and put it on her head. Polly’s mom yells, “Pay attention”. Polly is paying attention, she uses both hands to pick up the to third. Throw it to third”. Gloria is so proud she has caught the ball, she beams and says, “Mommy, I caught the ball, I the bail.” We yell again, “Throw it to third”. Finally she gets our mes- sage and randomly throws it to right field. We all shake our heads. Joanne is still looking at the #ky and Amy safely makes it to third. The bases are now loaded. We (parents) are getting agitat- ed, Team B parents are shricking at their girls to run around the direction and One of our moms yells, “Any hase girls, any base”. They are so cute, they smile and wave to us. The ball lands by Sandra our right fielder. Sandra‘s mom yells, “Get the ball, get the ball, get the ball, ” Gloria stares at the ball, ball is thrown to Janice at first Janice looks around, what base?” “Touch the base,” we makes it to first. pallngedon is she watching what is as if phe ee a large and unusual insect. mutes she Repost vey Hype Wa oe te ning it home. S55 get wads & teh me S life after T-Ball Finally it is our turn at bat. Par- ents will be pitching this inning. so beautiful in her uniform (which matches her hair). - The ball is thrown. The umpire call, “Strike!”. I jump out of my lawn chair and yell, “Strike? Strike? That was over her head. Do you need glasses?” My husband tells me to relax, it's only a game. I say to him, “Didn't you see that? It was over her head.” the ball to third base and runs to first. ‘We jump out of our ne yell, “Run, run, run”. Our first base coach says, “Stay” and givesas-one_of those “you know” looks. We slowly sink in our seats. Judy hits the ball to right field, Sally rans to second. We yell, “Run to third”. Again our coach tells her to stay. Gosh, what does he know that we don't. He’s only a volunteer coach. We know what our can Amanda hits the ball to left field, Sally runs to second. We yell, “Run to third”. Again our coach tells her to stay. Gosh, what does he know, that we don’t. He’s only a volun- teer coach. We know what our can do. Amanda hits the ball to left field. Sally is running to third and home. Alice picks up the ball and throws it to the back catcher as Sally is sliding to home plate. From where we sit on the side- lines, she is safe. ‘We jump up and yell. We look like we have a disorder ba the central nervous system. The ‘umpire says, “Out!” “Out! Out! she was safe by a down because they won. The score was 30-12. We slowly gath- er our chairs and walk to the car. Another loss, darn! We have only won two out of 14 games played On the way home my danghter Starts to cry. I look at her and say. “Oh darling, it’s no big deal whether you win or lose, it’s had ball whether you and I hope you had a lot of fun.” ‘Bev Maloff is the Treasurer for the Castlegar Girls’ Softball Association Wednesday. March 30, 1994 The Castlegar Sun Letters to the Editor It’s in the tax Dear Editor: Who holds the power and responsibility to control the des. tiny of the city of Castlegar? {sit the mayor, duly elected as the city’s manager? Is it city council, also democratically elected to head their individual Sectors and advise the mayor accordingly? Or is it the taxpayer? It is, by all accounts, the tax- payer who pays the stipends for the above and the taxpayer who pays the salaries of the hired per- sonnel—whether they be at the high end of the pay scale, or the very lowest Are some or all of these staff members overpaid? Maybe some are, but I would say that the majority are not. In this area especially, being as highly union- ized as it is, I would expect that you, the taxpayer, can understand at least the unionized wages. Are these union wages too high? If you were to ask anyone at Celgar, Pope & Talbot, BC hydro, the hospital or others I’m certain you'd hear a resounding “No!” But when asked if city workers are overpaid, the answer might very well be, “Of course they are!” and then a city joke would follow. Why the double standard? Is it because you, the taxpayer, is paying our wages and not some multinational corporation or Asian investment firm? My point here ig that in any area that requires labor of one sort or another, skilled and underskilled, wages have to be paid! If we were.a small village we would have a small tax base and small labor force. As it stands we are a city, a rapidly expanding city at that, yet we still have a small labor force and the respon- sibility of the city to you the tax- Payer is growing every day. The city's willingness to live up to that responsibility however, is shrinking. This nationwide buzzword ‘cutback’ is caught in the throat of our local politicians. And you the taxpayer is going to get less for your money than ever before. The mayor and council feel that it is best to cut out the sup- plemental (casual) labor force that has been hired or recalled every year I can remember. The supplemental labor force allows the city to catch up on all the work and of the payroll is a mere pittance, Yet it means everything 10: us. And in this situation the city ean meet more of its obligations to the taxpayer, the city can pay for and keep qualified experienced back up and we the supplemental labor get a few weeks of work that, by the end of winter, we sorely need. Recently a member of the labor force has retired and _ although I’m a little confused as to the position’s exact status (the mayor tells me the position has been deleted and the union says that it is not, but that the city is just not going to refill it—but there is a difference). For my purposes here I will call it deleted. This position paid a 1993 yearly salary of $49,501.33. This money can allow for three supplementals 12 weeks work each and still save in the neighborhood of $20,000. It will create no additional Strain on the budget as it is a 4ecent retirement. This solution, ja my opinion, is a politician's summer season. The supplemental labor also fills in for vacationing full-time staff—a staff which is already as thin as can be expected without the weeks of holidays to stretch them further. A supplemental staff that in a $1.6 million plus t only can he or she thump his drum and say he held the budget down, he also saved money and at the same time, cre- ated jobs." But as all my digging and questioning have made very clear to me, nothing is that simple or that black and white when it 1 find it quite incredible that power to destroy those hage = Sony eee = thousands of power poles. but £0 few trees. ‘by the size of their sad remains they sr heavy bees the voldest trees in this part.of Castlegar 1, Oh, i-4.qoei'to boise. ploasam 10 sit in the shade of those-new - poles:this:summer. West Kootenay Lesley Hastain Hats off to Dear Editor: The Castlegar Junior Rebels Hockey team coaches, Gary Sauer and Wayne Salekin, and the young men who played on the team should be proud of what they have done this season. ‘We have not seen such excit- ing hockey for quite a few years. I'm positive that the hundred of fans that supported you feel the same way. I feel that Fred Jack, Junior, the Rebels did a superior job with his radio broadcasts of the games. He was not biased. He was mature in his observation and he made the game come alive for those who couldn't attend. Thank you to all who were involved in the Rebel's suc- cessful season. It was great Dorothy Martini— a sports fan Letters Policy Letters to the Editor are wel- come on any topic of local or general interest. Letters should be double-spaced, typewritten, or legibly handwritten, and no more than two pages if possible. Letters will be edited in the interests of brevity or taste if necessary. 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